McKechnie king of the castle

Paul McKechnie followed up his £10,000 victory in the PGA Europro Tour event at Lossiemouth last week with a storming finish to snatch the £1,100 first prize in the PGA of Scotland's Rowallan 36-hole Challenge.

McKechnie was three shots off the pace with his opening par round of 71 but, with overnight leader Chris Kelly struggling, he raced to the front with an outward half of 30 - birdies at the first, third, fourth, sixth and ninth - and added three more at the 13th, 15th and 16th at the Rowallan Castle venue in Ayrshire.

He was able to afford the luxury of bogeying the last for a six-under 65 and a four-under-par total of 136 which gave him a two-shot win from runner-up Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) (72-66). The former PGA Cup player bogeyed the first in his second round and then birdied the third, sixth, eighth, ninth, 13th and 16th to collect £800 for second place on 138.

Aberdonian Scott Henderson (Kings Links) birdied four of the last six holes for a 67 and a total of 139 which earned him the third-place prize of £600.

Paul O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) finished in a tie for fourth place on 140 with Christopher Currie (Caldwell), Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle) and Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf).

Paul earned £450 while big brother Steven O'Hara finished well out of the money, tied for 41st place on 151. O'Hara senior had a roller-coaster second round of 78 which included seven birdies but also a nine at the par-four 15th and double bogeys at the short second and par-five third.

Overnight leader Kelly finished joint 16th with a 76 - eight more than his first round - for 144 and a £160 payslip.

Kelly, uncharacteristcally, had three double bogeys - at the short second, 11th and 14th. He also had four birdies.